Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 492 Public Opinion and Doubt (Thanks to Boss Nuan Yang for the Silver Alliance Reward)
"Late-night big news! Just now, the JEC Group announced that it will enter the space field and will carry out the first flight of the Kunpeng rocket on October 10 this month."

"A 185-meter-high rocket, a small body carrying a big rocket, such an arrogant leap forward, the space dream of the Jeko Group is destined to end in tragedy."

"The most powerful rocket ever created? Just a clown who overestimates his own capabilities."

Late at night on October 5, many netizens who were surfing the Internet were attracted by a breaking news.

Because the official website of the Jeko Group released a video, in which a super-giant rocket stood like a peak.

The Kunpeng rocket stepped onto the international space stage without any preparation from the outside world, attracting intensive coverage from many media outlets and becoming a hot topic.

Such a huge rocket is really eye-catching.

Rockets represent the most cutting-edge technology for mankind to explore the vast space, and are also mankind's pursuit of the stars and the sea. They are truly toys for great powers.

Not to mention small and poor countries, even big countries have to take it slow when building rockets.

The space race that once took place in the Red Bear Empire during the Cold War consumed huge economic resources and national strength. The eventual collapse and disintegration of the Red Bear Empire was not unrelated to that fierce space race.

The Jeko Group suddenly announced that it was going to go into space and launch a rocket, the largest rocket in human history. You can imagine how popular it would be.

Even though it was late at night, people were still leaving comments and discussing the issue on major global social media platforms such as Twitter, Douyin, Bihu, and Facebook.

"Fat, this is not fake news, right? When did the Jeko Group start its space business? Their mecha prowess doesn't mean they are good at making rockets!"

'A rocket 185 meters high and weighing tens of thousands of tons, are the Jeko Group crazy? Such a large rocket is too exaggerated. The largest destroyer now weighs only tons. This rocket is equivalent to boosting a -ton destroyer into space. It's simply too awesome.'

'Don't get excited, the bigger the rocket, the better. If you just pile up resources randomly, you will only end up with a big firework. I swear in the name of God, this rocket will explode and disintegrate in mid-air. I said it.'

"Jeko Group, a force without any rocket foundation, wanted to make a big news right away and come up with such a face-saving project. I admit that regardless of whether the rocket is successful or not, even if it disintegrates in the air, the Jeko Group has succeeded in attracting news traffic."

"I am a Chinese, and I have always admired the Jieke Group and Su Jie. Although the Jieke Group has created many miracles, I am not optimistic about them this time. Blindly launching such a national heavy weapon instead of actually developing it step by step is too exaggerated and empty. I am afraid that the Jieke Group will fall flat on its face this time."

"Jeko Group is strong in the field of biological genes, but they are just a baby in the field of rockets and space. It's ridiculous that they want to fly when they can't even crawl."

"Rockets are not about size. So what if the Kunpeng rocket is bigger than the Saturn V? Our country's Saturn V has been launched 13 times with a 100% success rate, including 7 manned lunar missions. The Kunpeng rocket exploded as soon as it flew, with a 0% success rate. How can it compare with us?"

Almost all the onlookers who saw the Kunpeng rocket were not optimistic about its maiden flight, and all kinds of ridicule and sarcasm were heard.

In people's perception, the Jako Group has nothing to do with the Rockets.

Moreover, they want to make history right from the start, build the largest rocket in human history, and make such a big noise, which will definitely make people think that they are just trying to show off.

The failure of a rocket launch is not terrible, it is a common occurrence, but the Jeko Group promoted it so loudly, inviting major news media to broadcast live, creating the gimmick of the most powerful rocket in human history. If it fails, it will be criticized and slandered, and the scene can be imagined.

Not only outsiders, but also many people within the Jeko Group were worried about this, fearing that the rocket launch would fail and become a big joke internationally.

In the following days, news related to Jeko Group's Kunpeng rocket continued to ferment.

Globally, news about the Kunpeng rocket has been hotly discussed, not just by the general public, but also by experts and even officials from various countries who have mocked it.

United States: If such a large rocket explodes and disintegrates in space, how much space debris will be generated? The move by the Jeko Group poses a threat to the global satellite system and is endangering the space development of all mankind.

Sakura Country: Rather than it exploding in space, I am more worried that this rocket will lose control and crash into the blue planet. If it falls into the territory of another country and tens of thousands of tons of stuff falls, the consequences will be very serious. It will inevitably threaten the security of countries around the world. The Jeko Group insists on its own way and will only end up hurting others and itself.

South Korea: The Jeco Group often boasts of its strength. It is indeed a big country with a lot of money and arrogance. The scale of their fireworks display is also different from ours. They spend more than one billion US dollars to set off fireworks in the name of space development. Let's all enjoy the most expensive fireworks display in history on the 15th.

Daying: Residents living near the launch site should move out quickly, otherwise you will feel like you are living in a war zone.

Ah San: Don’t you know that the aerospace science of the Jieke Group is far behind that of our country? If they want to catch up with us, the Jieke Group should practice for a few more decades.

Jia Mada: As far as space rockets are concerned, no matter which country does it, the whole world will cheer for it, but the rocket of the Jeko Group is destined to be just a grand fireworks show, haha.

Beautiful country!
At the CIA headquarters, Director Judith was looking through the intelligence in his hands, which was about the Kunpeng rocket.

Some of the photos were taken by satellite of the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site. The tall Kunpeng rocket looks spectacular.

Looking up, Judith looked at the blond middle-aged man sitting in front of him.

The other party is the director of NASA, Burton Badge.

The so-called NASA, or the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the most authoritative aerospace research institution in the world.

The famous Apollo moon landing, Saturn V rocket, International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope, Voyager probe, etc. were all completed under the control and leadership of NASA, and have achieved extremely brilliant achievements.

"Burton, tell me why you're here. I don't think you're just here to drink coffee with me."

Judith put down the information in his hand and asked Burton about the other party's purpose.

The CIA, the United States' intelligence agency, seldom deals with NASA and they have almost no intersection on a daily basis.

"Director Zhu Dien, after reading the information about the Kunpeng rocket, what do you think?"

Burton smiled and pointed to one of the photos, which was a panoramic view of the Kunpeng rocket. The engineers standing under the rocket looked as small as ants and were very shocked.

"It is possible that the Jeko Group will succeed in building a rocket all of a sudden, although from a practical perspective, this is unreasonable."

Judith said calmly, expressing an opinion that was different from what most people thought.

As an old rival of the Jeko Group, Judith witnessed how the Jeko Group developed step by step.

At the beginning, the Jeko Group was just a small local warlord entrenched in the Kingdom of Zen. After just a few years of development, it has become the overlord of the Indochina Peninsula and has created too many miracles.

Many of the things that the JEC Group did seem outrageous even now, but in the end, the JEC Group succeeded.

Hearing this answer, Burton was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting Judith to say that.

Then Burton shook his head and laughed, "My opinion is different from yours. If rockets were so easy to build, there wouldn't be only a few countries in the world that could independently design and build rockets. This so-called Kunpeng rocket is nothing more than a random product of the Jeko Group. I doubt whether it can fly."

Burton secretly mocked Judith for his outsider statement.

The other party has no idea how difficult it is to manufacture rockets. The makeshift team of the Jeko Group, which has no foundation at all, wants to build the most powerful rocket for mankind. This is even more outrageous than NASN's plan to immigrate to Mars to build a city tomorrow.

"So you came to me just to complain to me? Sorry, I don't have that much free time."

Judith waved his hand and was about to send them away.

"and many more."

When Burton saw that he had made Judith angry, he quickly smiled apologetically.

"Director Judith, we are all working for the United States. I really have something important to discuss with you this time."

"explain."

Judith sat back in the chair and stared at him coldly. Her sharp eagle eyes made Burton somewhat uncomfortable. Judith was a former agent, so Burton felt insecure in front of him. He always felt like a prisoner being scrutinized.

"This is what we need, Director Judith. Please help us with NASA to produce a detailed report on the Kunpeng rocket, proving the threat and competition from the Jeko Group in the space field, and reminding the Black Palace authorities that we must face up to this opponent."

Burton coughed twice, then suddenly changed his tone and spoke righteously.

Judith glanced at him and said, "Just now you said that the rocket of the Jeko Group was just a fantasy, and now you change your words and talk about the Jeko Group's space threat theory?"

"If we don't say that, how will those big men in Congress give us money? Director Judith, our NASA is having a hard time right now! We can't even pay our employees' salaries. If we don't get some funding from the higher-ups, we'll all be gone."

Burton was sighing and complaining all the time.

During the Cold War with the Red Bear in the last century, that was the golden age of the development of NASA in the United States.

In order to compete with the Red Bear for space hegemony, the two countries competed to send astronauts into space. With the disintegration of the Red Bear, the United States became the final winner!

But as the saying goes, what goes up must come down.

Without the red bear as a competitor, the United States has achieved less and less in the field of aerospace, and its space technology has even begun to regress. The budget for the space program has been cut again and again, and there have been multiple layoffs or project cuts.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Burton and other aerospace employees are very dissatisfied with NASA's funding after being used to living a lavish life and spending money like water.

Now the news that the Jeko Group was manufacturing the Kunpeng rocket suddenly appeared, and Burton immediately smelled the opportunity and the smell of money.

It doesn’t matter whether the rockets built by the Jeko Group are shit or not. What’s important is that he wants to make the gentlemen in Congress believe that the Jeko Group wants to compete with the United States in the field of space.

Only with a formidable opponent will the senior officials in Congress allocate funds generously, and everyone can live a good life again.

"Haha! You are still short of budget. Even now, compared with other countries' official aerospace departments, you have the highest annual aerospace funding allocation."

Judith sneered twice. This was also a common trick used by various departments of the United States. The first thing they said when they went to Congress was the lack of budget.

NASA has not made much achievement in aerospace technology in recent years. The explanation NASA gave to the outside world is that it lacks budget and money. In fact, NASA's budget is still the highest in the world, at nearly 30 billion US dollars.

NASA gets so much money but cries poor every day. The main reason is that the money is not spent on steel cutting, but a lot of profits are made by NASA's people.

"NASA is a big company, and no matter how much money we have, it's not easy to spend! In order to maintain our country's hegemony in space, NASA has made great sacrifices. Director Judith has some misunderstandings about us!"

Burton shook his head, pointed at himself, then at Judith, and said, "Director Judith, we actually have the same goal. Don't you think that the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeko Group has a chance of success? Then you should report it to the Black House Congress together with us. After all, if the launch vehicle is slightly modified, it can become an intercontinental missile! Given the hostility of the Jeko Group towards our country, if they have an intercontinental missile, how can the gentlemen of Congress sleep well?"

Hearing Burton's words, Judith's eyes narrowed and he began to ponder.

A missile has two main parts, a warhead and a carrier.

When rockets were first developed, many were launched by modifying missiles.

Launch vehicles and ballistic missiles have the same goal. Launch vehicles escape the earth's gravity at an extremely fast speed, and their ultimate goal is to enter space orbit.

Ballistic missiles also need to give their payloads a faster speed so that they can reach their destination before their gravitational potential energy and fuel are exhausted.

Since the technology and requirements are almost identical and the features are highly similar, a ballistic missile can basically be produced by replacing the storage space originally used to store satellites with warheads.

This warhead can contain explosives, nuclear weapons, or chemical weapons. If it is replaced by a satellite, it is a launch vehicle.

Of course, there are still some differences between the two. After all, ballistic missiles must eventually return from space to the atmosphere, which places very high demands on materials and precision.

But in general, the technological gap between the two is just a piece of white paper.

If you master the technology of launch vehicles, it will not be difficult to manufacture ballistic missiles.

Judith now understood Burton's intention, which was to tie up the CIA and expand the threat of the Jacko Group in order to get more funding from Congress.

"I agree to this."

Judith relaxed his frown, thought for a few minutes, and made his choice.

The more the United States pays attention to the Jacko Group, the greater the power of the CIA will be. Promoting the Jacko Group threat theory has always been what Judien advocated.

In Judith's opinion, the current Jake Group is already difficult enough to deal with. If the other party has ballistic missiles and can directly hit the United States mainland, the threat posed by the Jake Group will increase greatly.

"Pleasant to work with."

A smile immediately appeared on Burton's face. He knew that Judith would not refuse such a good thing.

"Tomorrow we will meet with the president together, talk to him first, and then give a speech to Congress."

Burton has already thought of a plan. Once those gentlemen in Congress hear that the Jeko Group can build ballistic missiles that threaten the homeland, they will definitely give them money without hesitation.

The two discussed it and decided to cooperate with each other tomorrow.

After achieving satisfactory results, Burton resigned at an appropriate time.

But before leaving, Burton couldn't help but say to Judith, "Director Judith, as an aerospace practitioner, I can tell you for sure that the Kunpeng rocket built by the Jeko Group will not succeed. The aerospace industry is not gambling. There is no possibility of getting rich overnight and creating a legend. Without a solid foundation, building a rocket will only end up being a laughing stock."

Watching Burton turn around and disappear into the office, Judith's mouth twitched and he muttered to himself, "Is this mocking me for being an outsider? But I also hope that's the case. Otherwise, if the Jeko Group builds a launch vehicle and then develops a ballistic missile, it will be a big trouble."

Considering the powerful biological genetic technology of the Jeko Group, if the other party develops some genetic viruses and biological weapons of mass destruction and installs them on the warheads of ballistic missiles, it would be a nightmare.

Judith shuddered at the thought of that outcome. He didn't want a biochemical crisis to happen in the United States.

The whole world is talking about the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeco Group, and the Jeco Group itself is still making orderly preparations for its first flight.

At the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site, trucks and engineers came in and out, and the security level was taken to a new level.

The Kunpeng rocket stood upright on the launch base. Engineers carefully checked every part, tested the instruments and equipment individually, checked the performance and accurately measured their parameters. Finally, they conducted a general inspection of all systems on the rocket, simulated various flight conditions, verified the technical performance and reliability of the entire system of the carrier rocket, and eliminated safety hazards as much as possible.

Outside, monitoring stations in various places are also conducting joint tests, ground service support departments are working overtime, and meteorological support departments are using meteorological measurement radars to monitor weather data in real time.

Time passed, and when it came to two days before the launch, outside the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site, a large number of tourists had already driven to the wasteland and set up tents.

Because this launch by the Jeko Group will not only be open to the media, but will also be open to the public for free.

Although everyone is still skeptical about whether the Kunpeng rocket can take off, the Kunpeng rocket is, after all, known as the most powerful rocket in human history. Everyone wants to feast their eyes on the spectacular scene of this rocket weighing tens of thousands of tons taking off. Even if it explodes and disintegrates in mid-air, it will be worth the trip!

Finally, when the time came to October 10th, the sky was clear.

One after another, media vehicles drove into the rocket launch site, set up cameras and long guns, and broadcast live the maiden flight of what is said to be humanity's most powerful rocket.

The viewing area was packed with visitors, with binoculars and mobile phones in hand, creating a lively atmosphere.

After the final inspection and debugging of the 185-meter-tall Kunpeng rocket, engineers began to add propellant to the rocket to complete the final preparations before takeoff.

(End of this chapter)